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Nickel 30 vs. 6106 Aluminum

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
26
Shear Strength, MPa 440
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.2 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15